Thinking Physics for Teaching
The research in Physics Education has to do with the search of solutions to the complex problem of how to improve the learning and teaching of physics. The complexity of the problem lies in the different fields of knowledge that need to be considered in t
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Thinking Physics for Teaching Edited by
CarIo Bemardini, CarIo Tarsitani, and Matilde Vicentini University "La Sapienza" of Rome Rome,ltaly
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Th1nk1ng phys1cs for teach1ng / ed1ted by Carlo Bernard1n1, Carlo Tars1tan1, and Mat1lde V1ncent1n1. cm. p. ·Proceed1ngs on an 1nternat1onal conference on Th1nk1ng Sc1ence for Teach1ng: The Case of Phys1cs, held September 22-27, 1994, 1n Rome, Italy.· Includes b1b11ograph1cal references and 1ndex. ISBN 978-1-4613-5786-5 ISBN 978-1-4615-1921-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-1921-8 1. Phys1cs--Study and teach1ng--Congresses. 2. Phys1cs--Study and teach1ng--Research--Congresses. I. Bernard1n1, C. (Carlo) II. Tars1tan1, Carlo. III. V1ncent1n1, Mat1lde. QC30.T5 1996 95-45220 530' .071--dc20 CIP
Promoted by Laboratorio Didattica delle Scienze Commissione Studio per la Didattica della Fisica Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana With the support of - Universita di Roma "La Sapienza" - Presidenza Facolta di Scienze mat. fis. e nat. - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei - Commission of the European Communities--DG XII - Istituto Nazionale di Fiscia Nucleare - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie l'Energia e l' Ambiente -MUSIS - Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione - Ministero dell 'Universita e della Ricerca Scientifica - Societa Italiana di Fisica - Casa Editrice Zanichelli - Banca di Roma Scientific and Organ iz ing Committee: C. Bernardini, C. Tarsitani, M. Vicentini, F. Wanderlingh, and the members ofthe Commission for Physics Education of the National Research Council Proceedings of an international conference on Thinking Science for Teaching: The Case of Physics, held September 22-27, 1994, in Rome, Italy
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PREFACE
The research in Physics Education has to do with the search of solutions to the complex problem of how to improve the learning and teaching of physics. The complexity of the problem lies in the different fields of knowledge that need to be considered in the research. In fact, besides the disciplinary knowledge in physics (which must be considered from the conceptual, the historical, and the epistemological framework), one has to take into account some basic knowledge in the context of psychology and the cognitive sciences (for the general and contextual aspects of learning) and some basic knowledge in education and comunication (for what concerns teaching skills and strategies). Looking back at the historical development of the research one may recognize that the complexity of the endeavour was not clear at first b
